Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 to Samuel Jones
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC01944 Author/Creator: Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 Place Written: Richmond, Virginia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1 August 1864 Pagination: 1 p. ; 11 x 19 cm. Order a Copy
Telegram sent by the Southern Telegraph Companies. Asks Jones in Charleston, South Carolina, for a list of captured Confederate officers who might be exchanged for Union officers. Writes "If exchange is perfected furnish promptly lists of officers received that orders of assignment may be sent. Jeffer. Davis." General Samuel Jones succeeded Beauregard to head the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, during which he commanded at Charleston, South Carolina.
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